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Mathematical Objects

Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett•aperiodical.com
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Mathematics
Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett chat about some aspect of mathematics using a mathematical object as inspiration.
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Mathematical Objects: Universe of cake

A conversation about mathematics inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Game of Logic. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

Dec 20, 2024•22 min•Season 8Ep. 8

Mathematical Objects: An object with Tai-Danae Bradley

A conversation about mathematics inspired by … an object. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Tai-Danae Bradley. Katie mentions Peter’s The unplanned impact of mathematics, free to read at Nature.

Dec 06, 2024•22 min•Season 8Ep. 7

Mathematical Objects: A ballot with Sam Hansen

A conversation about election mathematics inspired by a ballot. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Sam Hansen. For more from Sam and the Carry the Two podcast check out this episode about Mathematics and Voting.

Oct 11, 2024•39 min•Season 8Ep. 3

Mathematical Objects: Low bridge sign with Adam Townsend

A conversation about mathematics inspired by a low bridge sign. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Adam Townsend. The plot discussed around 11 minutes and various other photos are available on Adam’s Height Hunt website (spoilers for the episode’s twists and turns!).

Sep 13, 2024•36 min•Season 8Ep. 1

Mathematical Objects: On-Sets

A conversation about mathematics inspired by a 1960s game designed to teach set theory. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. On-Sets: A Vintage Set Theory Game by Peter Rowlett is free to read in Math Horizons.

Jul 14, 2023•18 min•Season 7Ep. 4

Mathematical Objects: A book with Sarah Hart

A conversation about mathematics and literature inspired by a book. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett with special guest Sarah Hart, author of Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature.

Jun 30, 2023•29 min•Season 7Ep. 3

Mathematical Objects: Aperiodic monotile with Chaim Goodman-Strauss

A conversation about mathematics inspired by the new aperiodic monotile. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Chaim Goodman-Strauss. The paper announcing the discovery is An aperiodic monotile by David Smith, Joseph Samuel Myers, Craig S. Kaplan and Chaim Goodman-Strauss. Chaim was recording from MoMath in New York, which will be running…

Jun 02, 2023•37 min•Season 7Ep. 1

Mathematical Objects: Fingers with Ben Orlin

A conversation about mathematics inspired by some fingers. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Ben Orlin. Ben’s new book is Math Games with Bad Drawings.

Jul 15, 2022•32 min•Season 6Ep. 8

Mathematical Objects: Quarto

A conversation about mathematics inspired by the game Quarto. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

Jul 01, 2022•25 min•Season 6Ep. 7

Mathematical Objects: Slinky

A conversation about mathematics inspired by a slinky. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

Jun 17, 2022•14 min•Season 6Ep. 6

Mathematical Objects: Nodal cubic with Angela Tabiri

A conversation about mathematics inspired by the nodal cubic. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. We go closer to the cutting edge of research than usual in this chat with Angela Tabiri about her PhD research.

Jun 03, 2022•24 min•Season 6Ep. 5

Mathematical Objects: PageRank

A conversation about mathematics inspired by the PageRank algorithm. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

May 20, 2022•22 min•Season 6Ep. 4

Mathematical Objects: Hairy ball

A conversation about mathematics inspired by a hairy ball. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett.

Apr 22, 2022•20 min•Season 6Ep. 2

Mathematical Objects: A sheep, at least one side of which is black

A conversation about mathematical jokes, humour and folklore inspired by a sheep, at least one side of which is black. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. The jokes sent to Peter on Twitter that we mention can be found in the replies to this tweet.

Aug 27, 2021•19 min•Season 5Ep. 8

Mathematical Objects: Plate of biscuits with Alison Kiddle

A conversation about mathematics inspired by a plate of biscuits. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Alison Kiddle. What do you notice? What do you wonder? Alison’s Noticing and wondering page. We also mentioned A Problem Squared Episode 014 = Final Cheese Drama and Quick-Fire-O-Rama. You can see Peter’s kitchen floor…

Aug 13, 2021•25 min•Season 5Ep. 7

Mathematical Objects: Spirograph

A conversation about mathematics inspired by a Spirograph set. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett. Katie’s Spirograph GeoGebra file.

Jul 30, 2021•14 min•Season 5Ep. 6

Mathematical Objects: Balancing bird with Alom Shaha

A conversation about mathematics inspired by a balancing bird. Presented by Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett, with special guest Alom Shaha. Alom’s video and template about the balancing bird.

Jul 16, 2021•20 min•Season 5Ep. 5
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